French FM calls for Trump to scrap travel ban

A protest against Donald Trump's travel ban at the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport
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US President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries has nothing to do with fighting terrorism and should be scrapped, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday on a visit to Iran.

"It's a worrying and dangerous measure," Ayrault told members of the French community at the ambassador's residence in Tehran. "It has nothing to do with the fight against terrorism."